Nerm
Nerm | |
|---|---|
| Born | Birmingham |
| Origin | London |
| Genres | Electronica, drum & bass, alternative |
| Labels | Shiva Soundsystem |
| Associated acts | D-Code (DJ) Foreign Beggars Engine Earz Experiment Riz MC |
| Website | nerm |
Nerm (born approx. 1980) is a DJ, music broadcaster, and film fixer, from Birmingham, England.[1][2]
His first residency as a DJ was at the Ministry of Sound in Birmingham in the late 1990s.[1] Initially associated with the Asian Underground movement, then drum & bass, he is now a proponent of alternative and electronic music and curates festivals, radio shows, club nights and soundtracks.[according to whom?]
Early life[edit]
Nerm's passion for music and mixing started at the age of 10 whilst playing around with some D90 cassette tapes. Nerm made first "mixes" at a very young age using cut up cassette tapes edited together. At the age of 16, he transitioned from cassette to vinyl and started DJing.[citation needed]
Early career[edit]
Nerm gained press and TV attention in 2000[according to whom?] as the dancer in the electro-punk band Charged, signed to Nation Records. Around the same time he became the headline DJ at London's underground clubnight, Swaraj.[citation needed]
Swaraj was the platform on which Nerm pioneered Shiva Soundsystem, by amalgamating the live energy of a band with the dance floor by integrating musicians in his sets. Shiva Soundsystem began as a group, which then progressed into an extensive association of musicians, producers and DJs whose headquarters was a large warehouse space in Hackney, East London. Shiva Soundsystem helped introduce new, acts from across the world to clubbing audiences in London.[according to whom?]
Breakthrough[edit]
Nerm, alongside Shiva Soundsystem, curated events, first running parties at their warehouse HQ with international guest performers, then, more legitimately, playing weekend residencies in East London's underground night clubs.[citation needed] Herbal in Shoreditch and Vibe Bar in Brick Lane were two such residencies which featured guests such as Aphex Twin, Commix, Andrew Weatherall, Logistics, Colin Dale, Moving Fusion and Sub Swara.[citation needed] New live bands and offshoot live projects of other acts also featured including Aziz, Ian Brown's guitarist and co-writer of his debut solo album.[citation needed]
Shiva Soundsystem toured India and played Glastonbury every year from 2002.[citation needed]
In 2005 Shiva Soundsystem became a record label to release production from the collective and other associated artists. The first drum & bass/bass mix album fashioned for India, titled India:One was mixed and released by Nerm.[3] Shiva Soundsystem's releases obtained support from Pete Tong, Pendulum and Laurent Garnier.[citation needed]
Media[edit]
In tandem with Shiva Soundsystem came invitations for Nerm to host and share his passion for underground music with interest from TV and radio channels including E! Channel (Venezuela), Radio 1[4][not in citation given] MTV India and BBC 2 which led to Nerm's progression as a broadcaster, at first on the BBC Asian Network radio station with his weekly show Electro East.[5]Template:Not in refs[original research?]
Electro East represented a wide spectrum of underground music from across the world[6] with artists at the beginning of their ascents to stars as guests including Chase and Status, Noisia, Benga and Brookes Brothers and more specialist artists enduser, V.I.V.E.K (Deep Medi) and Amit (Commercial Suicide)
In 2008, with label-mate D-Code, Nerm embarked on a two-year run on BBC Radio 1 featuring a range of underground music.[citation needed] Guests included a series of "vs" DJ battles:[7]Template:Not in refs
- Foreign Beggars vs Drum & Bass (production from Noisia and Alix Perez)
- DJ Marky vs Norman Jay
- Rusko vs John B
- Appleblim vs Filthy Dukes
- Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys) vs London Elektricity
- Sub Focus vs The Count & Sinden
Nerm & D-Code also stood in for Mary Anne Hobbs,[8][not in citation given] Ras Kwame and for 1Xtra's Drum & Bass Mix Show and presented alongside Annie Mac and Zane Lowe.
In 2010, Nerm presented his final shows on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Asian Network.[citation needed]
In 2011, Nerm began to host on BBC 6Music primarily presenting the 6Mix[9]Template:Not in refs alongside fellow residents Groove Armada, Erol Alkan, Andrew Weatherall, Tiga & Ben Watt and guests DJ Shadow and Thom Yorke.Template:Unsourced-inline
He has also stood in for Gilles Peterson.[10]
Nerm continues to DJ with appearances at major[weasel words] festivals including Bestival,[11] with Riz Ahmed aka Riz MC,[12] Foreign Beggars[citation needed] and with Shiva Soundsystem.[13]
Film[edit]
In 2010, Nerm acted as consultant, remixer and supervisor on the music for Everywhere and Nowhere from Kidulthood director Menhaj Huda.[citation needed] He has since become more involved in film with work on soundtracks, marketing and a few cameo appearances.
Discography[edit]
Singles and EPs[edit]
- Shiva Soundsystem - Mumbai Cells SSR001 (2005)
- D-Code feat Nerm - Outlaw SSR006 (2009)
Albums[edit]
- India:One (2008)
- Phasmatis In Machina (2009)
- India:Two (2009 - India Only)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Nerm". DemesNe(rm). 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "6 Mix - Nerm". Radio 6 Music. BBC. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ↑ "India One". Shiva Soundsystem. Shiva Soundsystem. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ↑ "Shiva Soundsystem on One World - June 2004". BBC Radio 1. BBC. 2004-06-03. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ↑ "Electro East". BBC Radio 1. BBC. 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ↑ "DOA interview". Dogs On Acid. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Tracklistings". BBC Radio 1. BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Mary Anne Hobbs". BBC Radio 1. BBC. 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ↑ "6Mix on 6Music". BBC 6Music. BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Nerm sits in". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ↑ "Best-mix 86". Bestival. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Riz Interview". 24 May 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "BEast at XOYO". XOYO. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012. Unknown parameter
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Further reading[edit]
- How Prince Influenced a South Asian Kid in Birmingham, article by Nerm, Vice, 21 April 2021
- Nerm: Don't close down these valued radio stations, article by Nerm, Independent, 3 March 2010
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Nerm on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Nerm on Facebook
- Nerm's channel on YouTube
- Nerm discography at Discogs
- Nerm on IMDb
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